Tire rack



Oct. 9, ma y 1,686,141

C. M. FANNIN TIRE RACK Filed Feb. 5, 1927 /4 a ttarngy latented ct. 9, 1928. Y

UNITED CHARLES M. FANNIN, or WINONA, WEST VIRGINIA. f `4 Tian RACK.

Application filed February 3,` 1927. Serial No. 165,671.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements vide a deviceof this cha rality of tires may be d in tire'racks and aims to proracter wherein a pluisposed in horizontal superposed position within the rack and in such a manner as to permit the same to be readily viewed by the public. 1 Y c The invention further aims to provide a tire rack that may be place to place and readily moved from wherein the tires may be locked therein or readily removed therefrom when the rack is unlocked.

Vith the foregoing view as the nature of the invention will better understood, the novel form,

other `objects in be saine comprises the and combination .and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawing and claimed.

In the drawing wherein like reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a tire rack constructed in accordance with invention.

the present Figure 2 is a side elevation partly in cross g section. n

Figure 3 is a reduced horizontal section taken substantially up Figure 2, and.k

on the line 3-3 of Figure 4 is al fragmentary horizontal section taken substantially upon the of Figure 3 for disclos connecting means Vbetween one of the rackv shelves.

line 4-4 ingl more` clearly the the cross bars of Now having particular reference tothe drawing, my

novel rack consists of a heavy base 5, preferably in the form of a wooden block of octag von shape and, upon the under side of which are swivel supporting casters 6 to permit the rack to be readily moved from place to place.

The invention further consists of a top wall 7 also of Octagon' shape and provided at its edge with a depending rim 8. Interconnecting wall 7 lat the front andv are vertical bars 9-9, one ofthe liingedly secured at its lower end the base 5 and having a through which a loop 1 the base 5 and top of the rack bars being as at 10 to slot in its upper end rear side 1 attached to the top wall flange 8 will pass when this bar is swung so that the same may be locked to upwardly top wall the top wall by a-pad lock 12.

Further interconnecting the base i 5 Vand 7 at points intermediate the bars 9 9 are similar spaced bars 13-13, 14e-14, the same being preferably secured tothe base and flange of the top wall at the edges of op- Figure 3.

posed bases thereof as clearly disclosed in Arranged between the base and top wall and secur stationary bars 9, v13-13 and 14-14 are zontal tire supporting shelves 15.

ed in any desirable manner to the hori v Each shelf consists of a pair of narrowboards 16-16 extendingin parallel spaced relation between the side bars 13-13 and 14-14 and extending across which is a right angulail narrow board 17 secured at one end to the rigid bar terfitting relation with ythe lparallel barsl 16-16 as upon the cross 9 of thev rack. The bar 17 has inindicated in Figure 4,*and arranged top of each board 16-16 over the board 17 is a metal strap 18 for reinforcing purposes.

It will unlocked wardly tires may be from the thermore be obvious that when the bar 9 is at its upper endV and swung downvariousY shelves l15, and' that furwhen the tires are arranged upon the shelves the same may be readily viewed by the public and furthermorethe same may 'l be readily ly rolling moved from place to place by inerethe rack to the desired point.

Furthermore, when the hinged bar 9 is locked, `it will be impossible to remove the tires from the rack.

Having thus described the invention, what Y I claim is In atii'e rack of the class described, a base,

a vertically spaced-top, pairs of ystationary bars arranged vertically at the sides of the rack and inter-connecting the base and the top, a stationary vertical bar at the rear of the rack,

extending from the `top to the bottom thereof, a hinged vertical bar at the front of the rack also extending from the top to the bottom thereof, horizontal spaced tire g shelvesl arranged between the base and the top, said shelves comprising bars supportin deposited on or removed secured at their ends to the adjacent vertical side bars, the intermediate portion of each of said bars being formed with a transverse notch in its upper face, additional horizontal 5 bars disposed transversely across Vthe first mentioned horizontalbai's for disposition in said notches whereby the intersecting bars have their upper faces disposed in the same plane7 said last mentioned horizontal bars 10 being secured at one end of the stationary rear resevai vertical barj the free ends of said bars adapt ed to engage the hinged .front bar When the latter is disposed vertically, and reinforcing metallic strips extending across the intersecting` portions of the horizontal bars and secured thereto, and means for locking` the free end ofthe hinged vertical front bar in a closed position.

In testimony whereof I aihx my signature.

' CHARLES M. FANNIN. 

